The Custody has been at the service of the Holy Places for 800 years

Visiting the Holy Sepulchre today

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The Custody of the Holy Land is engaged in ecumenical dialogue

The Custody of the Holy Land helps local Christians

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Franciscan serving the Holy Land

Fr. Mario Maria Hadchiti, on the banks of the Jordan River, at the site of Qasr Al-Yahud

"On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh"

The puppet of the one of the Wise Men character created by the Colla puppeteers

Fr. Francesco Patton , Custos of the Holy Land, and Andrea Monda, Director of L'Osservatore Romano

The stained glass window behind the altar allows a full view of Jerusalem

Fr. Hanna Jallouf meets Pope Francis - © Vatican Media

From the left: fr. Bischof, the Custos fr. Francesco Patton and fr. Zahler, the new Commissar for the Holy Land in Switzerland

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The stained glass window behind the altar allows a full view of Jerusalem

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Studium Biblicum Franciscanum

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Hora Sancta Getsemani

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Terra Sancta Museum

Terra Sancta Organ Festival

Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land

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